Dubai: Two Emiratis on Sunday won two cars under the white points … One of the winners, 45-year-old Bilal Atiq, an employee of Roads and Transport Authority, told Gulf News: “I was shocked when I received a call from UAE’s top cop praising my good …
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Shatrughan Sinha honoured in Dubai
Bollywood actor and Indian parliamentarian Shatrughan Sinha was felicitated on Sunday evening at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Dubai by prominent Indian community members in the UAE for receiving the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award 2017. Sinha, whose 2016 …
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Dubai Buildings to be Lit Up with “World’s Most Efficient” LED lamps
… Properties Group (DPG), will install the Dubai Lamp, said to be “the world’s most energy efficient commercially available LED lamp,” at their upcoming real estate projects, according to state news agency Wam. Under the four-year agreement …
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Gulf carrier Etihad Airways names veteran exec interim CEO
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The parent company of Etihad Airways has tapped one of its own executives to take over for the outgoing CEO who oversaw the Gulf carrier’s aggressive expansion and acquisition spree. The Etihad Aviation Group board of …
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New Website Launched To Boost Dubai Golf Tourism
Dubai today unveiled a new website to enhance awareness of the world-leading, premium golf destination that convenes – for the first time in one place – everything visitors and tour operators need to know about experiencing golf in the city. Launched …
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Shah Rukh Khan, Kabir Khan collaborate to shoot Dubai tourism promotional film
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has collaborated with director Kabir Khan to shoot the sequel of #BeMyGuest, a promotional film produced by Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing. This is the second film that Shah Rukh is shooting for to promote …
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Dubai port operator confirms crane “incident,” scores injured
DUBAI, May 8 (Xinhua) — Dubai Ports (DP) World said here on Monday in an e-mailed statement that a crane “incident” on Thursday at Jebel Ali Port in Dubai injured 10 people. The statement said a container vessel of French shipping company CMA CGM collided …
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MIDEAST STOCKS-Dubai’s Drake & Scull continues heavy losses, region mixed
Dubai’s DSI was down 5 percent to 0.379 dirhams after an hour of trade, heading to a 14 month low. The stock plummeted 9.9 percent on Sunday on news that at a shareholder meeting at the end of last week the company had increased its write off by up to 722 …
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Dubai Investments records net profit of AED 289 million in Q1 2017
Dubai Investments PJSC [DFM: DIC], the leading, diversified investments conglomerate listed on the Dubai Financial Market, has announced net profit of AED 289 million in the first quarter of 2017, compared to AED 298 million for the same period last year …
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Dubai International Financial Centre drives institutional real estate investment through Memorandum of Understanding with Dubai Land Department
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Dubai Land Department (DLD) to allow entities based in the Centre to …
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French voters in UAE cast their ballots
Abu Dhabi: More than 2,000 French residents in Abu Dhabi cast their votes on Sunday for the French presidential election between far-right leader Marine Le Pen and the centrist Emmanuel Macron. All eyes will be eagerly fixed on France when the results are …
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Dubai develops ‘world’s most efficient’ light bulb
Two Dubai developers have signed up to use what is said to be the world’s most energy-efficient LED light bulb. On Sunday, Emaar and Dubai Properties Group inked a deal with the Dubai Municipality to install the Dubai Lamp at their projects. Developed in …
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Aldar awards AED 1.7 Billion development contract for Yas Acres
Aldar Properties PJSC (‘Aldar’), Abu Dhabi’s leading listed property development, investment and management company, has appointed Trojan General Contracting as the main contractor for the first three precincts of its flagship development on Yas Island …
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School responsible for student’s death
The Cassation Court, Abu Dhabi emirate’s highest judicial institution, concluded that this pointed to a lack of adherence to health, security and safety standards by the school in a way that endangered the lives of students. As reported by Gulf News …
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Personal Finance Technology: 3 Easy Steps to Manage Your Money in a Digital World
Amid this more difficult climate, the aggregator site and its rival Souqalmal are an example of the changing personal finance landscape in the UAE and wider Gulf region, with technology playing a larger role than ever before. Where once applying for an …
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UAE: The future is cashless
The Dubai-based bank, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary … This content comes from Reach by Gulf News, which is the branded content team of GN Media.
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Khamis convinced UAE can still make it to World Cup
Dubai: Former national star Nasser Khamis … the sake of seeing their country at such an important international competition,” Khamis told Gulf News. “There are many things that have been happening in the national team and these have not helped …
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